Venables/Nagy Situation at OU

[All Gas No Brakes]

I know there’s been a lot of talk about the hiring of Jim Nagy as GM and what that means for Brent Venables. @Gerry Hamilton stated multiple times that Venables may not be the one in charge, and that Nagy may be the one calling the shots. It was also pointed out that Jim Nagy was the only GM that was present at SEC media days out of all the schools. But one thing that I found extremely interesting that hasn’t been brought up yet was how Venables was referring to Nagy during his time at the podium at SEC media days. I listed some quotes here below:

“Love Jim Nagy, love HIS staff.”

“He hired HIS last few guys, just several weeks ago.”

“What I love about Jim and HIS staff…

“THEY care about people, THEY love building things, and THEY work well together. THEY’VE got those types of skills.”

The way he’s talking, it does not sound like a cohesive unit. Like two guys that are working separately instead of lock and step together. Instead of using we/us/ours, he’s using him/they/them. That may have been the biggest sign that things are fractured within the OU football program and that BV most likely answers to Nagy, instead of the other way around. And of course, this is all in stark contrast to the way that Sark speaks about Brandon Harris and the entire player personnel staff. It’s very clear that the Texas brass has the correct structure in place and that Sark is the head of our program. Thank God for that and Hook ‘Em Horns 🤘🏼

[Bunk Moreland]

I’ve researched organizational dynamics and best practices for almost two decades and one of the foundational principles of effective organizations is to avoid stovepipes. Stovepiped organizations tend to lack effective communication and coordination, lack a shared sense of culture, lack effective oversight and the ability to adjudicate disputes between the two sides. From an organizational dynamics perspective, OU has created the potential for a train wreck.

[Bobby Burton]

13 minutes ago, All Gas No Brakes said:

I know there’s been a lot of talk about the hiring of Jim Nagy as GM and what that means for Brent Venables. @Gerry Hamilton stated multiple times that Venables may not be the one in charge, and that Nagy may be the one calling the shots. It was also pointed out that Jim Nagy was the only GM that was present at SEC media days out of all the schools. But one thing that I found extremely interesting that hasn’t been brought up yet was how Venables was referring to Nagy during his time at the podium at SEC media days. I listed some quotes here below:

“Love Jim Nagy, love HIS staff.”

“He hired HIS last few guys, just several weeks ago.”

“What I love about Jim and HIS staff…

“THEY care about people, THEY love building things, and THEY work well together. THEY’VE got those types of skills.”

The way he’s talking, it does not sound like a cohesive unit. Like two guys that are working separately instead of lock and step together. Instead of using we/us/ours, he’s using him/they/them. That may have been the biggest sign that things are fractured within the OU football program and that BV most likely answers to Nagy, instead of the other way around. And of course, this is all in stark contrast to the way that Sark speaks about Brandon Harris and the entire player personnel staff. It’s very clear that the Texas brass has the correct structure in place and that Sark is the head of our program. Thank God for that and Hook ‘Em Horns 🤘🏼

Let’s all be honest. That hire wouldn’t have happened had Brent gone 10-2 last year.

[graemakin]

As long as gooner is scrapping by to the tune of 7-5 or 8-4 seasons to keep BV gainfully employed and committing to the Nagy recruiting strategy of unearthing those no 🌟 high school gems then I'm all for it! 😅🤘🏼🤣

 

gooner gooner 🖕🏽 ou!